2012 will be a difficult year for commodities

The boom in commodity prices over the last decade has been bad news for Britain’s infrastructure. As China builds up its cities, the rise in metals prices has tempted thieves in the West to start tearing down our own.
Everything from church roofs to copper railway cabling has been targeted. Theft from the railways in London rose 70% last year. Energy firms report 700 thefts a week from substations and pylons, reports the London Evening Standard. Six people died last year trying to steal live cables………………………………………..Full Article: Source